Bagged a Cougar last Night!

[383man]

man, you got a bigger set than I do, don't know if I'd be putting the close stalk on at night with a animal that can see at night and stalks for a living lol, glad you bagged him though!

[PolarBear]

Good job!!!

[rasbo]

thats sweet,to bad ya had to lose a goat,does the state give you any money for the loss of the goat???

[Skyvalhunter]

What in turn does the state do with these? Bucklucky

[pianoman9701]

Nice job saving a herd of deer. Beautiful cat!

[dreamingbig]

Way to go!  Nice to see an aggressive cat like that removed.

[dirty24d]

very niiice, and glad to hear the state was fast in allowing you to do what you needed to, bummer they took it. thats a healthy looking cat!

[mulehunter]

Very nice work. It would be fun chase and treed.   

This is 3 rd cougars killed in this close area with in two months.       

Way too many cats.

Mulehunter.

[flysar]

I wasn't going to call the state and take care of it myself but figured I'd do it right and see what the answer would be. Pleasantly surprised when the state gave me permission, on the spot, without a lot of questions of my motives.

I told the game officer that I had a cougar tag in my pocket for this year as I have done for 20 years previous. He said no cougar, no skull, no hint of personal gain; fair enough, I did get some good pictures.

The officer said after recording some information about the cat they generally reintroduce it to nature, translation, dump it in the woods somewhere... GPS coordinates would be nice!

Never thought about compensation, probably won't ask, figured it's part of life in this part of the country.

Thanks for all of the comments, definitely an experience I'll remember, hopefully the cat was a loner - time will tell.

[flysar]

Very nice work. It would be fun chase and treed.   

This is 3 rd cougars killed in this close area with in two months.       

Way too many cats.

Mulehunter.

The officer told me the same thing, I guess 2 cats from the same farm, that is why I'm keeping a closer eye - May have to pick up another game cam for monitoring.

[Machias]

Great write up, great photos, congrats!!  Thanks for sharing with us!

[pianoman9701]

I wasn't going to call the state and take care of it myself but figured I'd do it right and see what the answer would be. Pleasantly surprised when the state gave me permission, on the spot, without a lot of questions of my motives.

You did the right thing. It would've been nice if they'd let you keep it. Rules is rules.

[aer212]

Awesome cat! Was Bolten the officer that responded?

[flysar]

Awesome cat! Was Bolten the officer that responded?

No, it was Frank Imbrie... very professional man to talk with.

[saylean]

Pretty cat. Its a shame they dont let you keep it, although I see their point. Glad to hear you got it.